Starfish (aka sea stars) are master climbers. These many-armed invertebrates traverse vertical, horizontal, and even upside-down surfaces: it seems no substrate is too rocky, slimy, sandy, or glassy.

Common starfish cannot survive amplified marine heatwaves projected at the end of the century and experience lasting negative effects from current heatwaves, according to new research. Common starfish ...

A close-up photo of the common sunstar (Crossaster papposus), a starfish found in the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Photo: © Alexander Semenov Invertebrates ...

A new study presents genomic evidence of hybridization between two closely related species of sea stars -- Asterias rubens, the common starfish, and Asterias forbesi, known as Forbes' sea star.

This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes. A ...

ISLE OF PALMS — Thousands of big reddish starfish washed up on the beach over the weekend. Children and adults braved icy ankle-deep water to toss them back. The phenomenon is a little eerie when seen ...